Ravinia 2025 Issue 2

JAMES TAYLOR As a recording and touring artist, James Tay- lor has touched people with his warm baritone voice and distinctive style of guitar-playing for more than 50 years, while setting a precedent to which countless young musicians have aspired. Over the course of his celebrated songwriting and performing career, he has sold more than 100 million albums, earning gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards since the release of his self-titled debut album in 1968. In 2015, he released Before This World , the first-ever num- ber-one album of his illustrious career. Taylor has won multiple Grammy Awards, has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and the Songwriters Halls of Fame, and, in 2006, the Re- cording Academy named him its MUSICARES Person of the Year. He was also awarded the distinguished Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government and the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2012. In November 2015, Taylor was presented with the Presidential Medal of Free- dom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and in December 2016 he received the Kennedy Center Honors. In early 2020 he released Break Shot , a deeply personal and authentic audio-only mem- oir detailing his first 21 years. He also released his newest album, American Standard , his 19th studio album, which earned him the 2021 Gram- my Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and gave him the honor of being the first artist to have a Billboard Top 10 album in each of the past six decades. Over the past few years, Taylor has toured extensively in Europe, Canada, and the US, and recent shows have also stopped in Tokyo, Manila, Australia, and New Zealand. James Taylor first appeared at Ravinia in 2008 and also played the Pavilion stage in 2012 and 2014 before making his long-awaited return to the festival last summer. PAVILION 7:30 PM FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2025 DAVID FOSTER & CHRIS BOTTI featuring KATHARINE MCPHEE There is no intermission this evening. NORTHWESTERNMEDICINE IS BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES The Northwestern Medicine mission is to make people better by making medicine better. That work includes building stronger and healthier communities across Chicagoland and beyond. Our community work is guided by three community pillars: Access to Care, Community Engagement, and Economic and Workforce Development. Access to Care As an integrated academic health system with 11 hospitals and more than 200 locations, Northwestern Medicine strives to deliver world-class care to every patient when and where they need it. With new locations across Chicago and the suburbs, you have access to better medicine close to where you live and work. And by leveraging the latest technology, we now offer more telehealth options and expanded online scheduling, which means even more convenient ways to connect to the care you need. Community Engagement NorthwesternMedicine is committed to being an integral part of the communities it serves. Working with key community organizations, the health system helps address barriers to better health. And through the Community Health Needs Assessment conducted by each of our hospitals, we can identify and focus on the priority health needs where we can make the biggest impact. Economic and Workforce Development Northwestern Medicine is one of the largest private employers in Illinois. We are committed to recruiting and training the next generation of medical professionals, with innovative education and development opportunities that help candidates find a role and build a career in health care. RAVINIAMAGAZINE • JUNE 16 – JUNE 29, 2025 60 NORMANSEEFF